European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes Friday,1 september 25,1987 millions still Haven t filed new w-4s Washington a less Ian a week before the deadline millions of american workers have yet to file a new form w-4 to adjust their tax withholding to conform with the overhauled Federal tax code. Under the Low enacted a year ago workers must file a new w-4 with their employers before Oci 1. Those who fail to comply could find i hair Lake Home pay sharply reduced. The internal Revenue service updating a Survey completed by the Roper polling organize Uon in lat july estimates that about 80 percent of workers have filed withholding forms this year. Since the Agency was expecting about 94 million to file hat Means about 18 million have not. " i j late but there is still time to adjust your pay Check irs spokeswoman Joh Nellc Hunter said thursday. It might be a Good idea even if you have filed a form earlier this year to make the calculations again and if necessary rile a new form to bring with holding in line with the new withholding forms Are necessary because 1986 tax overhaul made Many changes in Basic lax visions that affect Many people. The 198provii on he plus Side tax rates have been Cul significantly for most americans. Standard deductions have been raised sharply. The personal exemption has been Al most doubled to t1,900. On the other hand the Law repealed a special Deduc Tion for two earner couples affecting so million peo ple. More than 36 million couples and individuals de ducted their state and local sales taxes last year that deduction too has been wiped out. Similarly about 7 million couples and individuals have Tost All or part of their individual retirement account deduction because of the new Law the 8 Mil lion people who received unemployment compensation in 1987 will be taxed fully on that Money for the first time. Deductions for interest on credit cards and other consumer borrowing have been slashed affecting about 27 million film cuts in medical deductions win affect More than 11 million and about 33 million have lost Par of their miscellaneous deductions. Those changes have been affecting the tax liabilities of american workers since last Jan. 1. There is a Good Chance that any worker whose withholding has not been adjusted to reflect the same changes is having too Little or too much withheld from each paycheck. Those who neglect to file a w-4 this year will not befit with a big Fine or jail sentence. But depending on their circumstances they could face a big increase in withholding an oct. 1 or Awe the government lot of Money plus a penalty when they file their tax returns next year. Any employee May file either he four Page w-4 or the two Page w-4a. The irs says the Shorter version should be sufficient for All taxpayers except those wit big amounts of non wage income. Single workers and one earner couples who have Only one Job and do not itemize deduction probably need till out Only the lint seven lines on the front of the w-4a plus the Short withholding certificate. 2 filipino vets finally attain goal of . Citizenship us Angeles a two Filipi nos who fought for the United states during world War ii and survived the Bataan death March finally realized president Roosevelt s Promise that they could become american citizens. I be waited a very Long time for this moment said Pablo Asuncion 64, be fore the swearing in ceremony of 4,000 new citizens at the los Angeles Conven Tion Center on wednesday. I always wanted to be an american Ever since the War when i fought Side beside with the soldiers who became my Good friends and who always talked to me about Freedom and Liberty said Asuncion an electrical Engineer. "1 thought in would never happen be cause i was getting to be an old Man and in was getting to feel like a lost president Franklin a Roosevelt encouraged thousands of filipinos during the War to join the . Army saying they would be eligible for citizenship. However the Law allowing them citizenship expired in 1946, leaving the vet Erans to fight a bureaucracy that prevented them from realizing their dream said Russell Marshak one of several attorneys representing filipino War veterans seeking citizenship. Ask Unrien and Anastacio Ramelb an other filipino War Veteran who earned his citizenship wednesday both sur Vived the notorious death March on the Philippines Balaan Peninsula Early in world War ii when the japanese Force prisoners of War to March 55 Miles. Ten thousand died. Epa orders firm to put warnings on Flea Spray Newark no. A the environmental Protection Agency has ordered Hartz blockade Flea and lick repellent re labelled with warnings about proper use after veterinarians cited the Spray in the poisoning of some 340 cats and Mountain corp., based in Harrison said it was cooperating fully with the Epa but pesticides of the sort used in blockade which enl on the Market March i have been reputed to be among the safest the Epa began an investigation last month prompted by allegations about the Spray from a National animal health hot . Jeff Hall a Lexicology is with the Illinois Ani Mal Poison information Center said that based on Calls received As of sept 9,339 Pels were poisoned or we suspected of having been poisoned by the product and about 4 percent Center is affiliated with the University of Illinois school of veterinary Medicine at Cham pain Iii. The warnings ordered by the Epa last week say the repellent should not be used on cats younger than a year old dogs under 3 months old or on sick old or debilitated animals the Agency said wednesday. The new labels also say the product should not be used More than once every seven Days and should be applied lightly to the animal s fur. The warning slates that some pets May be Sensi Tive to the ingredients and that if salivation trem ors or vomiting occur the animal should be immediately bathed wrapped in a Towel to prevent chilling and taken to a veterinarian. Most of the complaints about the product were about Young Small animals said George Larocca 8 product investigation manager with the Epa s pesticide registration division in Crystal City a. He said those animals have More skin surface per Pound than older larger animals and there fore May absorb Loo High a level of the product. Larocca said the Epa would require Hartz to do further less on the product. Hartz said in would turn Over any further data sought. We believe blockade is the most effective product for repelling fleas and ticks the manufacturer said adding the use of any product on the Market to control Leas on pets is associated with a degree of Hazard to the 120 million television viewers see ., soviet lawmakers disagree Washington a members of Congress and their soviet counterparts agreed on a common goal but few specifics during an arms control Dis Cussion carried live on National television in both countries and seen by an estimated 120 million people we just Flat disagree on the facts House armed services chairman rep. Los Aspin a wis said at one Point during the two hour capital to Capi Tal program which concluded Early wednesday on Abc television. After some initial hitches at on Point a soviet panellist was answering a question in Moscow while . Television viewers saw a dog food commercial the discussion settled into a fairly consistent pattern when one Side asked a Lough question the other Side an swered with one of its own. So when Senate armed services chairman Sara Nunn d-ca., asked i the soviets would be willing to reduce tensions by not massing their tanks near european Borders the response was a soviet question asking Why the United states is backing away from strict verification of nuclear weapons treaties. Still the two sides found ample room for agreement when discussing the Overall need for an end to the arms race and continued Progress on arms control treaties. Rep. Claude Pepper d-fla., Drew applause from the studio audiences in both Moscow and Washington with a fervent Appeal for Mutual understanding based on the common sense of our we re basically Friendly people we like each other we re very much alike in Many respects Pepper said concluding with a Call for the iwo nation o get Down to business about stopping this nuclear arms race an getting Back to a sensible Friendly soviet Deputy Georji Kornienko attributed much of the distrust do tween the countries to lick of knowl Edge. He said a recent . News Story thawed that 43 percent of americans questioned in a poll thought the soviets fought with Germany in world War ii not against it and that another 28 percent said they did know. To think that we were on the same Side As Hitler s Germany of course this causes mistrust toward us he said. So Lei s try to get together get to know each other better and eliminate this the two sides sparred Over the balance of Conven in Washington Anchorman Peter Jennings right fort Grant Moder ates to link with Moscow. Tonal forces in Europe a key Issue now that the coun tries have agreed in principle to eliminate their mid Range nuclear weapons on the continent. Deputy soviet defense minister Sergei Fakhro Mejiav dismissed . Claims of immense soviet superiority in european conventional forces As a legend. You have More attack planes you have More Mili tary helicopters he said. Aspin flatly disagreed saying the soviets have a Overall superiority especially in tanks. Nunn added that the tanks Are of great concern because they could enable the soviets to launch a Quick Start invasion against which nuclear weapons would be the Only de sense. House minority whip Trent Lott r-miss., come gained of a continued pattern of aggressive behaviour v the soviet government and cited the bugging of the . Embassy in Moscow and the Downing of korean airlines flight 007."we have got to get Over thai hurdle and set what we can do to begin trusting each other he said. Thai brought a Quick rejoinder from soviet co an Chor Leonid Zolta Reveky who noted thai Lott i Cal for cooperation included several longstanding Ameri can complaints about the soviets. He asked if the com ments could l be More the program was billed As the first live unedited broadcast linking the iwo superpowers. In began at 11 30 . Edt and was extended a half hour beyond its scheduled completion Point at 1
